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PHONOGRAPH 17 Shgets-Sheet 17 Filed April 6, 1940 mv TOR ATTORNEY A further object of. this invention isthe provi-. sion in a phonograph apparatus of means for setting .the apparatus to .play a predetermined Patented lan. 2, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE D Pliny Catucci, Newark, N. J. Application April 6, 1940, Serial No. 328,180 6 claims. or. 2747 -10) This invention relates to improvements in phonographs, and more particularly to the provision of a mechanism which enables a plurality of records to be ally.

Heretofore, mechanisms for automatically play- Dlayed in succession automaticing several phonograph records in succession have been adapted to accommodate records of one size only. The usual phonograph records are eitherlo" or 12" in diameter, and accord ingly, it is an object of my invention, to provide means to enable the'playing of either 10" or 12" records as may be desired without altering the mechanism for automatically playing records in succession.

The '12" phonograph record has a greater.

thickness than the 10" record and in mechanical A further object is the provision of an apparatus for repeatedly playing the same record, said apparatus being adapted to. be set to accommodate a 10" record or a 12'? record;

A further object is the provision of an ap ratus for playing a plurality of phonograph successively, :which apparatus is controlled by the position of the tone arm of a phonograph at the-completion of the playing oi,a

number of records, and insure that the apparatus will cease operation after the playing of the predetermined number of records. By means of my lCIv ' parts hereinafter described and exhibited in the accompanying drawings, formin part hereof, and

start-to wobble and-will not hold a stack of .records improper concentricity. a It is, therefore, a further object of this invention to provide a guide pin for holding phonograph records in a proper-concentric relation,

the guide pin being attached to a centering shaft 7 in a substantially permanent mannensuch as by screwing the pin into a-threaded socket in the shaft, or by using a bayonet slot arrangement.

These and other advantageous objects, which will later appear, are accomplished by the. simple and practical construction and arrangement of in which:

Fig. 1 is a. plan. view of-.the plate, having a rotating table mounted thereon, supporting a 10" record with eccentric finishing-grooves,

Fig. 2 is ,a top plan view of a base plate used in the device embodying'my invention, with parts removed for the sake of clarity,

that the inconvenience heretofore caused by such A difference in thickness has been eliminated.

' mechanism in setting device, a phonograph apparatus for automatically playing a plurality of records consecutiv'ely, can be set toplay a definite number of records andno further attention to the apparatus isrequired.

2 Heretofore, in record changing devices of the drdp" record type, there has been provided some sort 'of meansfor guiding the on to the turntable, such guiding means in some instances comprisinga guide pinloowy fltting'in a socket in a drlveshaft. In removing the records this guide pin is withdrawn from thehocket. and repeatedwithfiawlng of the'guide pin causes it Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the base plate supporting. a 12"' record, having a spiral groove,

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but showing the device set forthe removal of the 12" records, the records in this case having a spiral finishing groove ending in an eccentric,

Fig. 5 is aplan view of the mechanism supported onthe underside of the base plate shown in Fig. 2, showing the device set, for a 10" record, Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5, showing the position to accommodate 12" records,

a bottom view of the base plate with a number of the parts removed, in order to show the essential partsfor the of the-record holders,

* Fig.- 8 is a view slmilar b riglv showing abe removed from the turntable,

post and shafts for operating the device shown in Fig. 9, tirirenonlinellllofFig. 12,

1 Fig. 12 isa plan view-further disclosing the operation of the device-in Fig. 9, on a 10" record,

Fig. 13 is a side elevationalview of a post shown towearrapidlyto suchanextentthatitwillsoon mm. 11, and the device showninllgJlZ,

7 view ofa device for supporting records above the turntable, the device in position to accommodate 12" records,

-' Fig. '10 is a'plan view the device in 9 moved to a' position'to allow a'record to Fig. 14 is a plan view of the device shown in Fig. 12, showing a step in the selection of a iccord prior to the dropping of the record upon Fig. 16,

Fig. 19 is an end view of the device shown in Fig. 16,

Fig. 20 is a perspective view of a tone arm for a phonograph and control parts associated therewith,

Fig. 21 is a sectional view taken on line 2|--2| of Fig. 20,

Fig. 22 is a plan view of a device for controlling an actuating gear,

Fig. 23 is an elevational view of the device shown in Fig. 22,

Fig. 24 is a plan view showing one position of a detent releasing device,

Fig. 25 is a sectional view taken on line 25-45 of Fig. 24,

Fig. 261s an elevational view of the device shown in Fig. 24,

Figs. 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31 show the various positions of a detent releasing device, during the operation thereof,

Fig. 32 is a plan view of a mechanism for operating the record releasing device, and for moving the tone arm to the desired position,

Fig. 33 is a sectional view taken on line 33-33 of Fig. 32,

Fig. 34 is a view of the underside of the device shown in Fig. 32,

Fig. 35 is a bottom view of the counting device which is employed in connection with the apparatus,

Fig. 36 is an elevational view of the device shown in Fig. 35,

Fig. 37 is a sectional view taken on line 3'|3| of Fig. 36,

Fig. 38 is a plan view of a portion of the counting device, i

Fig. 39 'is a side view of a device associated with the operating gear,

Fig. 40 is an under plan view of the device shown in Fig. 39,

Fig. 41 is a sectional'view on line 48-40 of Fig. 16,

. metrically arranged with reference-to the turntable, are plates 6 having bushings (see Fig. 11) which support columns 8. Rotatably positioned within the columns 8 are cylindrical shafts' 9, which fit in collars l fixed to columns 8. Fixed to shafts 9 are platforms II. The lower end of the cylindrical shaft 9 is connected to a crank arm l2 (Fig. the two crank arms l2 being connected together by a link l3 on the underside of the base plate I. Within the hollow shaft 9 is positioned a shaft I4 which has its upper end knurled and forced into a bushing l5 connected to a ear I 6 which in turn is in mesh with a gear I! having a bushing l8 fixed to a shaft IS, the latter being rotatably mounted in a small cylindrical casing depending from the platform II. In order to prevent the shaft I9 from falling out of position a set screw 2| is provided. The bushing l8 has a flat side which corresponds to the flat sides 22 in washers 23, 24 and 25. The washers 23 and 24 tightly hold a record separator 26, see Fig. 9, and the washers 24 and 25 tightly hold a small record supporting plate 21, which has one end thicker than the other end, and which extends beyond the casing 28 for the mechanism described.

From theabove description it will be seen that the record separator 26 and the record supporting plate 21 move together with the shaft l9. Shaft l4 has attached thereto below the base plate I a crank arm 29. Crank arm 29 has a rectangular aperture therein which corresponds to a rectangular portion 30 of the shaft l4. The crank arm I2 has two spaced apertures which receive prongs projecting from the lower end of cylindrical shaft 9."

Link l3 has pivotally connected thereto at 3|, a short link 32 pivotally connected at 33 to a lever 34. The lever 34 is fixed to stub shaft 35 rotatably supported and passing through the base plate I and having fixed thereto on the upper side of the base plate I an actuating arm 36. One end of the lever 34 is provided with upstanding flanges 31 and 38 adapted to engage respectively stops 39 and 48 to limit the movement of the lever 34, see Fig. 5. Stop 40 is fixed to the underside of base plate I, while stop 39 is mounted on the end of the arm 4| pivoted at 42. Near the end of the arm 4| is pivotally attached a link 43 which is pivotally connected to an arm 44 which is attached to a stub shaft 45 passing through and rotatably mounted in the base plate I and connected to operating arm 46 on the upper side of the base plate I.

Fig. 42 is a plan view of the plate 13 m Fig. 1e,

0f Fig. 43, and

Fig. 45 is a sectional view taken on line 45-45 of'Fig. 43.

-Referring to the drawings, in Figs. 1 and 2,

the apparatus is shown to comprise a base plate I l having passing therethrough a shaft 2 which is adapted to engage frictionally a bushing 3 on a rotary turntable 4. The cylindrical shaft 2 has-atthe upper end thereof a threaded recess adapted to threadedly receive the lower end of the guide pin 5, see Fig. 13, which is adapted to guide falling records into position on the turntable 4. Attached to the base plate I and dia- Depending from the underside of the base plate I is a pin 4! which is adapted to engage either projection 48 or projection 49 of the arm 44 to limit the rotary movement thereof. Attached to a pin 58 on the arm 44 is a spring 5| which is attached to links 43 and 52 (see Fig. 5). Attached to arm 34 adjacent its connection to link 32 is a spring 53 which is fixed to a bracket 54, attached to the underside ofv the base plate Fixed to link I3 is a bar 55 which has one end thereof provided with a laterally directed portion 56 provided with upstanding flanges 5'! at the ends thereof, and having passing therethrough a small rod 58 encircled by a pair of compression springs 59 and 60, the springs being separated by the downturned end 6| of a bar 62 which has one end thereof providedwith .a slot 63, to receive the pin 64 projecting, upwardly from an arm 65 (see Figs. 6, 16 and 19), which is pivoted at 66 to a plate 51, which has projecting therefrom a pin 68 adapted to engage the forked porwardly projecting nose 84.

I Fig. 19.

tions on; and on the a... as to unis the movements thereof in both directions.

A pin 1I projects from the arm 65 through an opening 12 in the plate 61 and into a slot 13a in the upper plate 13 (see 'Fig. 42) 'of a saddle which has upwardly extending pins 14 moving in guide slots 15 in the plate 61. The saddle has downwardly extending side arms 16 and 11 which support .a pintle 16 upon which are pivotally mounted the arms 13' and-00 of a rocker having an upper plate 6I. A torsion spring 02 encircles the pintle 10, one end of the spring engaging the arm 16 while the other nd of the spring engages the arm 30 and tends constantly urge the plate 6| downwardly. Attached to the underside of the plate is an angled member 03 having a down Also mounted on the plate II is a bearing 65 rotatably supporting a shaft 66 to which is fixed a pawl 01. A torsion spring 66 connectedto the pawl tends to normally move the pawl to a position extending be low the lower surface ofplate 3| as shown in Pivotally mounted in plate61 is a shaft 891" rotatable in a bushing which in turn is rotatably' mounted in a second bushing 6I to which is attached a gear 32 (see Fig.41). Fixed to the lower end of the shaft 63 is an' arm I03, the movement of which in a clock-wise direction is Y limited by a pin I" (see 18). Attached to the arm I63 at I05 is one end of a'tors'ion spring 0 I66 which has its other end attached at I01 to the gear 32.. Adjacent the gear is a small pivotally mounted pawl I66 (Fig. 18) which engages the gear toprevent rotation thereof. By means of this arrangement the force exerted by the torsion 7 spring can be. adjusted when desired.

The nose 64 isadapted to project down into an opening 33 in an irregularly shaped arm 34 which is attached to shaft 35, to which is also attached a .tone arm 36 (see Fig. 20). The arm 94 by means of theopening 33 presents two shoulders .91 and 36 which are adapted to engage the pawl 31. Shoulder 31 is for a 10" record, while shoulder' 06 is for -a 12" record (see Figs. 20, 21).

The shaft 65 passes through the bus-hing 69,

mounted on the base plate I, shown in Fig. 21,

the shaft 35 having a central passage which ldose ly receivesa pin I00 having its upp r end bearing on a small cup III attached to the tone arm 96 and the lower end thereoi bearing upon a cam member I62. Embracing the shaft 35 is a collar I63 which is clamped to shaft 65 to rotate therewith. Pivoted to the collar I03 are a pair of cars Il0 to which are attached one end oi! the .tone arm. Pivotally mounted to the ears H0 at Illa are-a pair of cars III which are connected to the member II2 the latter supporting the cup III. A small plate I I3 extends from member I I2 beyond the, ears III, and between the plate H3 and the, upperqpart of the tone arm 66 is position'ed a compression spring II4, which tends to force the plate -,II3 downwardly. Ears I II have integral therewith a small bracket I'I5a having a threaded aperture through which-a screw Hi I and bears'against theunderside of plate- 7 III. By manipulating. the screw "'5 against the 1 'plate II3 the elevation of the tone arm can be adjusted. I

The cam member I62 .is fixed to shaft II6 Pivotally connected to arm I I6 is a rod in which has theother end thereof pivotally attached to a pin I22 depending from the underside of a large gear I23 (see Figs. 5, 6, 34). Also pivotally connected to the pin I22 is a rod I24 which has a slot I25 in which moves the upwardly extending pin I26 on the plate 34 (see Figs. 20 and 6). The rod I24 is adapted to also engage thepawl 81 at 01a (see Fig. 19) to move plate 8| upwardly to release projection 84 from plate 34. Pivotally connected to arm H1 is a link I21 (see Figs. 6 and 7) having a notch I20 adapted to engage a pin I29 projecting from link I30 connected to arms 29. At this point link I30 has attached thereto and spaced therefrom a short bar mm to prevent link I21 frorrrfalling out of engagement with .pin I29. The link I21 is pivotally connected at I3I to a link I32 which in turn is pivotally connected at I33 to a lever I34-pivoted at I35, the other end of the lever being pivotally connected at I36 to a, link I31 whichis pivotally connected at I30 to a member I33 which has a lost motion slot I40 in which rides a stop pin I to limit the movement of the member I33 and parts associated therewith. Member I33 has attached thereto a tension spring I42 which is attached to a bracket I43 fixed to the underside of the base plate I.

The gear I23 is rotatably mounted on a plate I44, which is pivoted at I45 to base plate- I (see Figs. 32, 33, 34), the gear being adapted to mesh with pinion I46 fixed to the drive shaft 2 of an electric motor I41. The gear I23 is rotatably mounted on the plate I44 at I48, the 'pivot pin I48 being surrounded by a bushing I43 which extends through a slot I50 on the base plate I.

.Mounted on the upper side of plate I44 is a ratchet wheel I5I' adapted to engage-a spring controlled pawl I52. The ratchet wheel I5I isv fixed to .a stub shaft I53 to which is fixed a small pinion I54 in mesh with the gear wheel I23. By

means of this arrangement the gear wheel is able to rotate only in one direction, rotation in the opposite direction being prevented by engagement of the pawl with the ratchet wheel; Pivoted to the underside of plate I44 is an arm I55 V gear rotates the cam nose will snap over roller I51 and tend to give the plate I44 and gear I23 an added impulse from engagement with the 1 pinion I46.

Attached to the under side of the base plate I adjacent the gear I23 is anangle bracket I53 (see Figs. 22 and 23). Extending up from the ledge I of the bracket is a pin I6I on'which is rotatably mounted a plate I62 having upstanding ears I63 supporting a pin I64 upon which are pivotally mounted ears I65 depending from an upper plate I66. A torsion spring I61 (Fig. 23) encircles the pin I64 and is connected to the upper plate I66 to normally urge the upper plate downwardly upon the lower plate. Pivoted to the lower plate at I 66 is an arm I63 having an aperture I10 through which passes a post "I projecting from plate I44 (see Figs. 22 and 34).

Plate I62 as stated above is pivotally connected at I66 to the arm I 63 the latter being pivotally connected to the post "I and the plate and arm thus constitutes. toggle. Depending from the underside of the upper plate I66 lsa-shortd 112 which is adapted to' engage the nose I13 on rod I24 (see Fig. 34). nose I13 engages 

